Photos: Happy 53rd birthday, Madonna

Madonna's film W.E., has been scheduled for release Dec. 9 by The Weinstein Company, placing it squarely in the middle of Oscar-contender season.

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There's no way Madonna still gets her period.News services
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Singers Britney Spears and Madonna share a kiss onstage during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 28, 2003 in New York City.Dave Hogan
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Madonna and Lady Gaga surprised audiences by appearing together in a Saturday Night Live skit in October.(NBC/Global)

Madonna tours one of the Raising Malawi initiatives, the Mphandula Childcare Centre, which supports over 350 Children from the surrounding Namitete Village's on April 8, 2010 in Lilongwe, Malawi.Michelly Rall
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Waiting for the concert: (front row) Tracy Hogeweide (left) Tracey Reynolds (centre) and Jane Arnold (right) along with their friends. The ladies all came over from Vancouver Island to see the show.Mark van Manen
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Madge played BC Place in Vancouver and gave it her all, all night longJenelle Schneider
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Madge played BC Place in Vancouver and gave it her all, all night longJenelle Schneider
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